Thurman M. Davis
Chairman of the Board
 Thurman M. Davis is currently the Managing Director of LoZart & Associates, LLC, supporting companies supporting companies interested to doing business with the Federal government.
Davis is the former Deputy Administrator of the United States General Services Administration (GSA). GSA coordinates federal policy and provides services to other Federal agencies in the area of real estate, and construction, supply and service procurement, telecommunications and information technology and motor vehicle and travel management. He served as Deputy Administrator in two administrations and has more than 40 years of Federal experience.
Davis is currently involved in freelance consulting in governmental affairs. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of St. Timothy’s School in Stevenson, MD.
Davis served on the US Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) twice as its Chairperson during his Federal career. The Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. Its responsibilities include developing and maintaining accessibility requirements for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and for electronic and information technology. The Access Board provides technical assistance and training on these guidelines and standards and enforces accessibility standards for federally funded facilities.
Prior to his appointment as Deputy Administrator, he served as Regional Administrator for the National Capital Region and was responsible for the execution all GSA operations in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. He has also served as Regional Administrator and the Assistant Regional Administrator for Public Buildings in the Mid Atlantic Region, based in Philadelphia, PA.
Davis was twice awarded the Presidential Rank of Meritorious Executive and once the rank of Distinguished Executive, the highest recognition awarded to a career federal executive. He was also awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Administrator of General Services for sustained superior service to the U. S. General Services Administration. The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund recognized him with its Community Leadership Award. He received the Alumni Award from his Alma Mata, Hampton University in 2002. He received the Pillow Award from the National Conference of Black Mayors for his ongoing commitment to provide technology and other goods to NCBM.
Davis received a Batchelor of Science degree in Architecture from Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in 1960. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Army Engineer School and the Federal Executive Institute.
Davis is a life member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc and the Senior Executives Association. He is also a member of the NAACP and 100 Black Men of Greater Washington, DC, Davis is married to the former Loretta M. White of Swedesboro, NJ. They are the proud parents Thurman M. “Ted” Davis, Jr., Cynthia D. Haselton and Dr. Stephanie L. Davis. They are also the grandparents of three.
 Karen Jackson
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Management Support.
Ms. Jackson provides direct leadership over Administrative and Management Services, Budget and Administrative Support, Executive Secretariat, Grants Management and Oversight and Management and Planning.
Previously, Ms. Jackson was General Deputy, Chief Technology Officer within the
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). The OCIO provides oversight of HUD’s Information Technology (IT) enterprise development, operations, maintenance, security and portfolio management activities. In addition, she helped oversee the OCIO’s technical agenda that included IT Reform, Operations, Capital Planning and Investment Management, eGovernment, Security, and Enterprise Architecture.
Also, Ms. Jackson served in critical roles within HUD Headquarters. Ms. Jackson was Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, where she managed and led the Department's administrative operation. She achieved significant accomplishments for the organization and the Department's overall administrative mission and goals. Preceding that position, Ms. Jackson was Director for the Office of Administration and Management Services, where she managed Headquarters and field office facilities and building operations. Another key leadership position held by Ms. Jackson at HUD Headquarters was within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Budget. She was the Director, Administrative Expenses Division. Her mission as Director was to advise internal offices on Departmental Salaries and Expenses (S&E) policies, issues, regulations and to oversee the formulation and execution of a $1 billion S&E budget.
Since joining HUD, she has been recognized with outstanding achievement awards in several organizations, including a Distinguished Service Award. She is a graduate and award recipient from the John F. Kennedy Harvard School of Government and a Council for Excellence in Government Fellow Alumnae.
Ms. Jackson is a native of Monroe, Louisiana. She and her husband have three children. Ms. Jackson graduated magna cum laude from Grambling State University and she holds a Master of Arts degree from George Washington University. She is a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and an active member of several boards.
 Carolyn Alston
General Counsel
As General Counsel, Carolyn provides legal counsel to WMG’s federal acquisition consulting operations. She has extensive and varied experience in the development, implementation and application of commercial acquisition laws and policies. As former Assistant Commissioner for Acquisition at GSA’s Federal Supply Service, and Multiple Award Schedule Program Coordinator she managed the agency’s successful GSA Schedules program. In addition, Carolyn also worked for many years as a senior attorney in GSA’s Office of General Counsel. Carolyn is a member of the Maryland and DC bar. She has one daughter, Karey.
 Mirinda Jackson
Mirinda Jackson is President of MJA, Inc., a small woman owned business located in Accokeek, Maryland. The company is incorporated in Maryland and provides procurement related including the Federal Supply Schedules Program for small businesses, outreach, marketing, executive coaching and consultant services.
Ms. Jackson completed a distinguish 34- year career with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) working in various contracting, managerial, and executive level positions at the agency's headquarters in Washington, DC. In these positions, she gained vast experience in federal procurement policies and procedures, and an extensive background in marketing, business development, community outreach, small business programs, policies and procedures.
Ms Jackson continues to be a frequent speaker at conferences, seminars, workshops, and other outreach events throughout the country on federal contracting policies and procedures, small business issues, marketing strategies and techniques, and other efforts to increase access to procurement opportunities for the small business community.
Ms. Jackson has a Masters in Government Contracting from the George Washington University School of Business and Public Management, Washington DC. She is a graduate of the Minority Business Executive Programs (Basic and Advanced Levels) The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire and the Executive Development Programs sponsored by the Office of Personnel Management at Lancaster, PA and Denver, CO.
Ms. Jackson has a number of professional affiliations and has received numerous awards and recognition for her work in the small business community
 Cecelia L. Davis
Cecelia was appointed Treasurer for the Board of Directors in 2005, and has held the position of Treasurer in other organizations and has performed exceptionally.
She is a Procurement Analyst in the Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer at the General Services Administration (GSA), where she is responsible for writing/revising Government-wide and agency contract policy and serves as an analyst on the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council.
Before becoming a Procurement Analyst in the Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer, she served as a Contracting Officer/Procurement Analyst in the Public Buildings Service in Central Office and a Contract Specialist in GSA’s National Capital Region.
She holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the College of Charleston, Charleston, SC and a Master of Public Administration from American University, Washington, DC. Over the years, Cecelia has received various awards recognizing her outstanding performance within the General Services Administration and for her public service contributions. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Federally Employed Women, Blacks in Government, National Association for Executive Females, National Contract Management Association, where she received the Washington, DC chapter’s 2004 Outstanding Academic Achievement Scholarship Award and American University’s Executive Education Advisory Board.
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